In this week's Liberty Clinic, Emma Norton answers ukccen's query about citizenship, and why being born abroad to an unmarried British father means you can't apply for a British passport. EqualityMatters raised a similar issue but there wasn't space to deal with both – Liberty hopes to return to the subject in a future week.

wonk also asked about the Guardian's moderation policy. You can read about it here.

For those of you who haven't visited the Liberty Clinic before, each week we invite readers to post their civil liberties and human rights queries. Maybe you have a question about the government's counter-terrorism measures? Or the actions of a police officer?

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